Comparison

Tesseract! vs Tic

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tesseract!

Navigate a unique four-dimensional puzzle by rolling a golden sphere to every surface of a hypercube. Strategically pass through doors to rotate the tesseract and enter new rooms, aiming to reach all walls, floors, and ceilings.

Highlights
  • Four-dimensional puzzle gameplay
  • Roll a golden sphere
  • Navigate a hypercube
  • Rotate the tesseract
  • Reach all surfaces of rooms
Features
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A unique four-dimensional puzzle, but please do not expect to solve it easily. The game consists of rolling a golden sphere to each surface of a hypercube. This is done by touching a door to pass through which in turn rotates the tesseract four dimensionally and brings the sphere into a new room. Passing through a series of rooms strategically will put the sphere on the walls and ceilings of rooms it has previously been in. The goal is to reach every wall, floor and ceiling of every room.

About

Tic

Experience a strategic twist on the classic game of Tic Tac Toe with this engaging title. Play locally with friends or challenge opponents online. Master the 2D grid and then test your skills in a challenging 3D variation.

Highlights
  • Ultimate Tic Tac Toe gameplay
  • Local 2-player mode
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • 3D Tic Tac Toe variation
  • Intuitive interface
  • iOS and iPadOS compatible
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Tic-Tac-Whoa! is an exciting Ultimate Tic Tac Toe game, designed for both iPhone & iPad. Play locally with friends or challenge opponents online through Game Center. Experience the classic game of Tic Tac Toe with a strategic twist that will keep you entertained for hours! Features - Ultimate Tic Tac Toe gameplay - Local 2-player mode - Online multiplayer through Game Center - Beautiful, intuitive interface - Compatible with iOS and iPadOS devices How to Play In Tic-Tac-Whoa!, you play Tic Tac Toe on a 3x3 grid of nine smaller Tic Tac Toe boards. To win, you need to conquer three smaller boards in a row, either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Each move you make dictates the board your opponent must play on next. Choose your moves wisely to outsmart your opponent and claim victory! Once you’ve mastered two dimensions, try playing single cube 3-D tic tac toe. This will help you think in three dimensions, preparing you to tackle the most challenging tic tac toe variation yet. Now you’ll play in a 3x3x3 array of 27 tic tac toe cubes!! Stay tuned for updates and community features soon.

Screenshots

Tesseract!3 screens
Tic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tic at 5.0 against Tesseract!'s 4.4. Tic also leads on update cadence (every 12 months vs every 66 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Tesseract!'s advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tesseract! has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Tesseract!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tesseract! ships an update every 66 months, Tic every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tesseract! versus Tic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTesseract!Tic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 66 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony GrahnBeta Nu Technologies LLC

Customer experience

Tesseract!

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%

Tic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tesseract!

No in-app purchases

None

Tic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tesseract! free?
Tesseract! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tic free?
Tic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tesseract! or Tic?
Tic is rated higher. Tesseract! averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Tic averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tesseract! or Tic have ads?
Neither Tesseract! nor Tic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tesseract! or Tic?
Tesseract! ships an update every 66 months, and Tic every 12 months. Most recently, Tesseract! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tic on October 30, 2026.

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